A strong advocate for dismissing the batter at the non-striker’s end, experienced Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin recently received a warning for leaving his crease too early. This occurred during a Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) game between his team, Dindigul Dragons, and Nellai Royal Kings. In the 15th over, left-arm spinner Mohan Prasath halted his run-up after seeing that Ashwin was out of his crease. Replays indicated that Ashwin was moving down the crease too soon, and his bat slipped out of the crease when Prasath stopped his run-up.
This event led to discussions on social media. Some people made fun of Ashwin for experiencing the consequences of his own actions, while others argued that the warning was not applicable to Ashwin since he was not gaining any unfair advantage.
Ashwin also shared a picture of the rule, suggesting that he would have still been considered not out even if the bowler had knocked off the bails.
According to law 38.3, “a batsman who is not currently facing the ball can be run out from the time the ball is in play until the bowler is expected to release the ball.”
In response to a post that criticized the commentators for not mentioning that Ashwin should have been not out, the experienced all-rounder said: “Because they don’t understand the rule.”
Currently, Ashwin is not included in the team for the ongoing limited-overs tour in Sri Lanka.
He is expected to be back in the Test team for the upcoming series at home against Bangladesh.
On Sunday, India won against Sri Lanka with seven wickets in the second T20 cricket game of the three-game series, which was affected by rain. This victory gave India an unbeatable 2-0 lead.
The last T20 game of the series will be played on Tuesday in Pallekele, before a three-game ODI series starts.
At the same time, the Indian team captain Rohit Sharma, along with Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, and Harshit Rana, have reportedly arrived in Colombo for the upcoming three-game ODI series against Sri Lanka.
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